KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- If World Cup qualifying is about simply one thing -- punching a ticket to Brazil 2014 -- then the U.S. is in pretty good shape heading into Tuesday's semifinal round finale here against Guatemala (7 p.m. ET, ESPN2, WatchESPN, TeleFutura). A win or a tie will send the U.S. into next year's final qualifying round, CONCACAF's six-team hexagonal, and the U.S. has gone 21 home World Cup qualifiers without a loss since a 3-2 defeat to Honduras in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 1, 2001.